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Cause of haze? Up to 87% of recent deforestation in fire zone due to palm oil, timber
2013-06-27 01:57:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Mongabay: New analysis of land cover in Riau Province reveals the outsized role industrial plantations play in driving deforestation and associated haze. The analysis, conducted by Eyes on the Forest, a coalition of Sumatran environmental groups, finds that up to 56 percent of deforestation in Riau between 2007 and 2012 can be linked to timber plantations for pulp and paper production. The figure for oil palm plantations may be as high as 31 percent. Eyes on the Forest also found widespread overlap between...
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